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lostyankee 
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Posted: May 28, 2010 at 11:33 AM / IP Logged  
110 volt AC switches rated at 10 amp will handle what amperage at 12 volt DC?
If the above yields 11 ohms, & ohms are constant going to 12 volt, then this switch will handle only 1 amp.
Correct?
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Posted: May 28, 2010 at 12:30 PM / IP Logged  
It's not a load so V=IR is not valid.
And there is no relation between AC and DC capacity - it depends on contact materials and other things.
If it is not rated for DC, do not use it - a fire could result.
(Conversely, if a DC switch is not rated for AC, don't use it - electrocution could result (assuming LV DC & higher voltage AC etc).
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Posted: May 28, 2010 at 9:14 PM / IP Logged  
As long as the voltage does not exceed 110 volts, and the current does not exceed 10 amps, all will be fine.
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Dare I say "I beg to differ"?? (Nah - I can't delete posts off this forum!)
I'm not saying it won't, I'm merely cautioning....
Breaking DC is very different to breaking AC. (Basically very high DC currents cannot be broken... safely... easily...)
May AC switches are NOT rated for DC - they do not have the appropriate contact hardness (whatever the appropriate non-arcing plating or hardening is called).
Many AC switches are rated for DC, but often at lower voltages or currents.
But since I have been a bigger idiot than ImaIdiot before, I'll gladly check etc.... I'm running off memory - albeit more securely than amps overheating on high impedance LOL!    

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